eastern redcedar
(Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana)
Conservation • Wetland • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Use • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | LC - Least Concern |
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| NatureServe | N5 - Secure SNR - Unranked |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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| Great Plains | UPL - Obligate upland |
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| Midwest | FACU - Facultative upland |
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| Northcentral & Northeast | FACU - Facultative upland |
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25′ to 50′ In poor soil conditions eastern redcedar is a low shrub. In better conditions it is a tree up to 30' tall and 8" in diameter; rarely, a tree up to 62' in height and 20" in diameter. |
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The champion eastern redcedar in Minnesota is on private property near Winnebago, in Faribault County. In 1999 it was measured at 57′ tall and 109.9″ in circumference (35″ in diameter), with a crown spread of 43′ |
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| Kingdom | Plantae (green algae and land plants) | ||
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae (green plants) | ||
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta (land plants and green algae) | ||
| Superdivision | Embryophyta (land plants) | ||
| Division | Tracheophyta (vascular plants) | ||
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina (seed plants) | ||
| Class | Pinopsida (conifers) | ||
| Subclass | Pinidae | ||
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Pinales (conifers) | ||
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Cupressaceae (cypress, redwood) | ||
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Cupressoideae | ||
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Juniperus (junipers) | ||
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Sabina (scale-leaf junipers) | ||
| Species | Juniperus virginiana | ||
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Juniperus virginiana ssp. crebra Juniperus virginiana var. crebra Sabina virginiana |
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Common Names |
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cedar apple cedar tree eastern red cedar eastern red-cedar eastern redcedar juniper pencil cedar red cedar red cedar juniper red juniper savin Virginia red cedar |
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Eastern red cedar foliage and cones, 2017, Freeborn County, MN |
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Large, old, open grown eastern red cedar, South Central Minnesota, December 2017 |
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Eastern Redcedar, Freeborn County, MN, late November 2016, displaying characteristic winter rust hues. |
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Eastern Red Cedar in the woods, near MN/IA border, November 2016 |
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| Eastern Red Cedar Untamed Science |
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About
Uploaded on Jun 9, 2011 The Eastern Red Cedar, is a tree with a considerable history, that few know about. It's also a bit of a misnamed plant. The Eastern Red Cedar isn't even a cedar at. Instead, it's a juniper. |
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| Trees with Don Leopold - eastern redcedar ESFTV |
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Uploaded on Oct 21, 2011 No description available. |
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| Eastern Redcedar Research SUNUPTV |
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Uploaded on Oct 21, 2011 SUNUP visits with researchers Don Turton and Rod Will, as they examine how Eastern Redcedar trees use water. |
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